Name: Elham Hooshmand

                                           Academic Qualifications: DVM – PhD in Vet. parasitology

                                                 Scientific Position: Assistant Professor
                                                   
                                                 E-mail: Drehooshmand@iaurasht.ac.ir 

                                                 Address: P.O.Box: 41335-3516,

                                                 Islamic Azad  University Of Rasht, Rasht, Guilan  

Education :

 Current: PhD in Vet. parasitology

Location: University of Tehran, Facualty of veterinary  Science

Date Started: 09/2002

Date Finished: 09/2007

Thesis Title: Detection of Babesia ovis vector in sheep by PCR

Supervisors: Dr. Parviz Shayan

Past: DVM

Location: University of Kerman, Facualty of veterinary  Science

Date Started: 09/1993

Date Finished: 10/1999

Thesis Title: Tail pedicle & Free skin graft vs. open wound management of canine crus

Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad-mehdi Oloumi

The member of:

_ Veterinary Council of I.R.I

_ Iranian Society of Parasitology

_ Research Center for Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases (RCTTD), University of Tehran

 Publications:

1-Shayan P., Hooshmand E. : Determination of Babesia in Ticks collected from sheep – Scientific Programme of the Asian component of the ICTTD-3 Meeting " Characterization of Asia Ticks" – April 26-28, 2006 – Pendik, Istanbul, Turkay – P:10 (Published in booklet of Workshop Abstracts)

2-Shayan P., Hooshmand E., Rahbari S., Nabian S. : Determination of Rhipicephalus spp. As vectors for Babesia ovis in Iran – Parasitology Research – 2007 –101(4) – P: 1029 _1033

3-Shayan P., Hooshmand E., Nabian S., Rahbari S. : Biometrical and genetical characterization of large Babesia Ovis in Iran- Parasitology Research– 2008 – 103(1) –         P: 217-221

4-Meshki B., Eslami A., Hosseini S.H., Hemmatzade F., Hooshmand E. : Comparative evaluation of  electrophoretic model on somatic antigens of Fasciola in different hosts –Paguohesh-va-sazandegi(IRAN)– 2008 – 75 – P: 156

 Conference Proceedings:

1- Oloumi M.M., Hooshmand E.: Tail pedicle flap & Free skin graft  vs. open wound management of canine crus -World Vet. Congress –1999 –Lyon – France (Oral presentation)

2- Hooshmand E., Shayan P.: Determination of Babesia ovis in salivary glands of ticks –  14^th  Congress of Iranian Vet. – 2006 – Tehran (Poster presentation)

3- Hooshmand E. : Detection of Babesia ovis in vector tick by PCR & RFLP – Congress of  Agriculture Sciences – 2006 –  Faculty of Agriculture Sciences –  Islamic Azad University Of Rasht (Oral presentation)

4- Hooshmand E., Shayan P. : Simoultaneus Identification Piroplasmic genuses and species by Reverese Line Blote Hybridization (RLB)_ 5^th  National Congress on Zoonoses_2007_ Islamic Azad University Of Karaj (Oral presentation)

5- Hooshmand E., Shayan P., Harighi M.F. : Detection of Babesia in blood sheep by PCR_ 2008_ Congress of Agriculture in North of IRAN_ Islamic Azad University Of Rasht (Oral presentation)

Research:(in process of execution)

 Evaluation of Hydatid Cyst's Antigens in diagnosis of hydatidosis by Dot- ELISA

Workshops:

 1-Methodology of Research in Agriculture Sciences_ Islamic Azad University Of  Rasht_ July, 2007

 2-Biotechnology and molecular techniques for diagnosis of  Zoonoses_ Islamic Azad University Of Karaj_ November, 2007

3-Using of RT_PCR, RAPD-PCR and RFLP for detection of Zoonoses_ Islamic Azad University Of Karaj_ November, 2007

4-Isolation, Detection, Epidemiology and New founds about controlling of Lishmania_ Islamic Azad University Of Karaj_ November, 2007

5-Monitoring, Immunizasion and Epidemiology of Brucellosis_ Islamic Azad University Of Karaj_ November, 2007

6-Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonoses: New  methods for diagnosis, prevention and control_ Islamic Azad University Of Karaj_ November, 2007

7-New techniques for gene mapping and cloning_ Research institute of Physiology and Biotechnology of Zanjan university and Wageningen university(Netherland) _ May 2008

Research Interests:  

-New diagnostic tools for detection of parasitic protozoa

-Tick and Tick-Born Disease

-Study on antigens of Hydatic cyst

-Study on antigens of Fasciola

E-Mail : Drehooshmand@iaurasht.ac.ir